Luna Linh
2021-03-26 04:03
Repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth literary formal Verb + object/complement
To put your trust, confidences or hopes in someone or something
He reposed a lot of hope in this interview
The teacher reposes a lot of confidence in her students' test results
My parents repose a lot of hope in my entrance exam.
People tend to believe what they want to be true.
Said when one hopes something bad will not occur
1. If you hang your hat on something, you depend or reply on it.
2. If you hang your hat on something, you believe or trust it.
The verb "repose" is conjugated according to the tense of a sentence
Even though my boss reposed his trust in me, I failed to get the contract for the company
It's currently unknown about this idiom but many people suggested that it might be Latin or from Middle English period. This phrase has more of a litteral meaning, which was to place trust/confidence/hope in someone or something
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